OSHA Inspection: HORIZON LINES LLC.

Issued

2005-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees
in that employees
were exposed to the hazard of being hit by a tractor before they were able
to leave the danger
zone between the unhitched tractor and trailer.
Horizon Lines container yard, row 210:  The employer did not require that
the vehicle drivers
waiting for mechanics working on trailers park their rigs perpendicular to
the container and that
the drivers wait until the mechanics leave the danger zone before aligning
their vehicle with the
trailer and look again to ensure that there is no one between the rig and
the trailer before
releasing the brakes and reversing to hitch up to the trailer.
One possible abatement method would be for the drivers of the tractors to
park their rigs
perpendicular to the container, wait until the mechanics leave the danger
zone before aligning
their vehicle with the trailer and look again to ensure that there is no
one between the rig and
the trailer before releasing the brakes and reversing to hitch up to the
trailer.

Issued

2005-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $2500.00